East Kilbride MS candidate hits out as Scots A&E waits '100 times worse than in 2011'

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The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E in Scotland is now equivalent to the entire population of East Kilbride.Labour's Joe Fagan is demanding action after figures revealed 784 people waited more than 12 hours in Scottish emergency departments in 2011, but by 2024 this number had rocketed to 76,346, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.That's almost 100 times greater than in 2011.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Their warnings come after NHS Lanarkshire reported that less than half of patients attending local A&E services were dealt with within the four-hour target at the end of last year, with 12 hour waits recorded locally and right across the country.

South Lanarkshire Labour Leader Joe Fagan, who is contesting the East Kilbride MSP seat in next year's Scottish parliamentary election, said: "For years, doctors have been warning about rising A&E waiting times and whole-system pressures across health and social care.